cant decide, mx or xc

[y3llow400ex]

well i've been getting kind of board w/ my 450r latley. right now its set up for xc. last weekend i rode at a place that had a pretty cool mx track and it seemed pretty fun. its been crossing my mind of getting rid of my +.5 houser a arms, my razr 2's and setting the quad up for mx. only thing that is holding me back is not being able to ride trails. damn, with i could decide.... anyways here a pic of how my quad sits not. thing that sucks is i just bought the a arms and tires. would like to get some opinions from people on why the like wich one and why.

[LeGaCyGiAnT124]

It is whatever you feel you want to do man. I know that I could never do what the MX guys do so I wouldn't even go there. Although I do hit a motocross track every once in awhile but it gets boring to me. Why dont you buy a set of MX tires and A-Arms if its possible so you can do both.

[woodsracer882]

I run the woods and xc on my 450r.I'm running Houser +2 std travels. Run 4-1 wheels in the woods and 3-2 wheels on the track.Works great for me.

[2001-400ex'er]

Since it is set up for XC already I would just stick a little more money into it and have one badass XC quad while being able to waste your buddies on the trails with too.

[dopeyferree]

buy yourself an adjustable axle and maybe switch from .5 arms to +1 arms and then get a second set of wheels with 4-1 offset for xc tires and 3-2 offset for your mx tires. You will not be as wide as a full out mx quad but its probley the best way to get as much as you can out of 1 quad.

[BlaineKaiser450]

i think MX is 100% more fun than xc. As it sits now, my quad is 52 inches wide (dont have 4:1 rims yet, but those are coming soon) and both my dad, and i have no trouble gettin through tight trails.

[mxraptor149]

I have Razrs on DWT rear and stock front rims with an adjustable LSR axle. I run +2 a-arms up front.

When I want to hit an MX track, I pull of my rear skid, throw on my 18-inch holeshots, widen the axle and turn a few clicks on my shocks.

Best of both worlds:D

[mxraptor149]

Old pick of the Mx setup

[jesseweaver]

i like mx because of the jumps and usually higher speeds but thats just me. thats also why un getting a bike:devil: but you could easily race B class with that setup. get some new tires and rims and you'll be set.

[hawood]

Originally posted by BlaineKaiser450
i think MX is 100% more fun than xc. As it sits now, my quad is 52 inches wide (dont have 4:1 rims yet, but those are coming soon) and both my dad, and i have no trouble gettin through tight trails.

I don't think you know the meaning of tight trails.

[Nac's22]

what ever you decide is what you are going to be most comfortable with. i wanted to do xc in the worst way back when i was 14-16 set my 400ex up for it and then as a mess around day went and rode a track and was basically hooked since then. for me i think mx is alot more fun but thats just me. another thing that im sure you know is that there is a bery big difference from messing around in practice to racing a full out mx race. things that you will have to think about are: 1) is this what i want. settin up a bike for mx with the best parts(do it right the first time) it is very expencive. 2) do i have riding places/time to dedicate to 1 or the other... if you have trails around you and no mx tracks then it is kind of obvious and it works the other way as well. i speak from only my view when i say i think mx is better. i have more tracks that i can ride around me then trails so it only made sence to do mx and i just love the feeling of flying through the air. i dont know if this helps its kind of long and seems like im just going on but oh well

[BlaineKaiser450]

Originally posted by hawood
I don't think you know the meaning of tight trails. just gotta run 1st gear haha

[XCpred]

I couldn't decide either. Thats how I ended up with a mx set up with xc tires. I really enjoy mx more though. It's more challanging to me.

[XCpred]

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[billdogg]

I think somebody stole your tread.

[blasterfreak99]

Originally posted by hawood
I don't think you know the meaning of tight trails.

apparently not. i have trails around here that its hard for me to go fast on my stock width 450r cause if i make one mistake then im in the trees :eek2: lol